BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTION at SN PLAFAR SA

c) Announcement regarding selection

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE SELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS for the occupation of 3 (three) administrator positions of the national company PLAFAR S.A.

This selection process is carried out in accordance with the provisions of O.U.G. no. regarding the corporate governance of public enterprises and with those of Government Decision no. for the approval of the methodological norms for the application of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. regarding the corporate governance of public enterprises (G.D. no.

GENERAL CONDITIONS TO BE MET BY CANDIDATES

Candidates for all positions of member of the Board of Directors must obligatorily and cumulatively meet the following conditions: a) they know the Romanian language (written and spoken);

b) they reside in Romania;

b)

they have completed higher education with at least a bachelor's degree;

c)

they demonstrate at least 7 years of experience in the field of engineering sciences, economics, social sciences, law, or in the Company's field of activity;

d)

they demonstrate at least 3 years of experience in managing companies, public or private capital enterprises, or autonomous régies (experience in managing companies, public or private capital enterprises, or autonomous régies means holding any management position, as defined in art. 143 of Law no. republished, with subsequent amendments and additions, as well as the position of company/autonomous régie administrator, general manager/deputy general manager/manager/deputy manager of a company or autonomous régie, executive director, economic/financial director, as the case may be, according to the Classification of Occupations in Romania);

e)

they are not in any of the situations provided for in art., art. 12 para. (3), art. 30 para. (9) and art. 36 para. (7) of O.U.G. no.;

f) they are not in the situation provided for in art. 169 para. (10) of Law no. regarding insolvency prevention and insolvency procedures, with subsequent amendments and additions;

g)

they are not in the situation provided for in art. 731 of Law no. of companies, republished, with subsequent amendments and additions;

h)

they are not within the 3-year prohibition period from holding a public office as provided for in art.1 of Law no. on integrity in the exercise of public functions and dignities, for the amendment and completion of Law no. on the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Integrity Agency, as well as for the amendment and completion of other normative acts, with subsequent amendments and additions;

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i)

the position of member of the Company's Board of Directors is not of a nature to cause a state of incompatibility or conflict of interest;

j) they have full legal capacity;

k) they are medically fit;

n) they have not engaged in political police as defined by law;

m) they have no entries in the criminal, fiscal, or administrative record, as the case may be

l) they meet all the conditions provided for in O.U.G. no. and in G.D. no.

Specific participation conditions:

ADMINISTRATOR A – auditor profile (1 post):

For the position of Administrator A, candidates must cumulatively meet the following specific conditions:

•

they must be authorized as a financial auditor and registered in the electronic public register by the competent authority in Romania, from another member state, from the European Economic Area, or from Switzerland, or have at least 3 years of statutory audit experience acquired through participation in statutory audit missions in Romania or in audit committees formed at the level of boards of directors/supervision of public interest companies/entities, proven by supporting documents;

•

they must have completed higher education with at least a bachelor's degree;

•

they must demonstrate at least 7 years of experience in the field of engineering sciences, economics, social sciences, law, or in the company's field of activity;

•

they must demonstrate at least 3 years of experience in managing companies, public or private capital enterprises, or autonomous régies.

ADMINISTRATOR B – general profile (2 posts):

For the position of Administrator B, candidates must cumulatively meet the following specific conditions:

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they must have completed higher education with at least a bachelor's degree;

•

they must demonstrate at least 7 years of experience in the field of engineering sciences, economics, social sciences, law, or in the company's field of activity;

•

they must demonstrate at least 3 years of experience in managing companies, public or private capital enterprises, or autonomous régies.

SELECTION CRITERIA

A.

COMPETENCIES: Competencies specific to the company's field of activity, professional competencies of strategic importance, corporate governance competencies, social and personal competencies, local and international experience, competencies and

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specific restrictions for public officials or other categories of personnel within the tutelary public authority or within other public authorities or institutions, alignment with the letter of expectations;

B.

TRAITS: Personal and professional reputation, integrity, political exposure, independence, interpersonal communication skills, vision.

C.

OTHER CRITERIA: Entries in the fiscal and criminal record, entries in the administrative record, as the case may be, economic-financial results of the enterprises in which the candidate exercised the mandate of administrator or director, gender criteria.

METHOD FOR EVALUATING SELECTION CRITERIA

Candidates will be evaluated through the analysis of documents in the application file, analysis of additional information to that in the application file requested by the selection and nomination committee, in writing, to review, improve, and validate the accuracy of the scoring, verification of references provided by candidates, verification of candidates' previous work, analysis of the statement of intent, behavioral observation of candidates during the interview organized by the Selection Committee, in relation to the board profile, candidate profile, indicators describing the candidate selection criteria according to the aforementioned documents, integration of the results of the analysis of statements of intent formulated based on the Letter of Expectations by candidates and the interview organized, considering the application file, candidate profile, board profile, candidate's Statement of Intent.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FILES

The application file must be submitted by the deadline ofhour in hard copy and electronic format:

Hard copy file: application files on paper will be submitted at the Registry of the Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, located at Calea Victoriei no., Sector, Bucharest, postcode, in a closed and sealed envelope, on which the following text will be written: "Application for Administrator A (or B, as the case may be) of the national company PLAFAR S.A." Application files registered at the tutelary public authority's registry after the deadline set above will not be considered, being considered submitted after the deadline, and

Electronic file: application files in electronic format must be sent to the email address with the following text in the subject line: "Application for Administrator A (or B, as the case may be) of the national company PLAFAR S.A." [Candidate's Name and Surname]".

Mandatory rules for submitting application files:

a)

The application file must be submitted both in hard copy and electronic format by the same deadline and time established by this announcement.

b)

The content of the electronic file must completely match that of the hard copy application file.

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c)

The application file will obligatorily include an INDEX of documents, for both the file submitted on paper and the file sent electronically.

d)

The documents in the application file will be obligatorily arranged in the order provided in the list of necessary documents for submitting the application and in the file's INDEX.

e)

The e-mail messages for submitting the electronic file, as well as the attached documents, must obligatorily contain the candidate's name and surname (e.g., "CV Popescu Ion").

f)

Scanned copies of documents should be sent, as much as possible, as separate files, clearly named, indicating the candidate's name and the type of document, e.g., "Popescu Ion - CV", "Popescu Ion - Bachelor's Degree", "Popescu Ion - REGES Extract".

g)

Electronic files will NOT be sent via file transfer applications

(e.g., WeTransfer or similar applications)

h)

If the file size exceeds the capacity of an e-mail message, documents will be sent via multiple successive messages, numbered (e.g., 1/5; 2/5; 3/5; 4/5; 5/5), respecting the order of documents in the INDEX.

i)

All documents submitted in the application file will be in Romanian. Documents drawn up in a foreign language will be submitted as certified copies, accompanied by a legalized translation, made by an authorized translator.

j)

For studies carried out abroad, their equivalencies will be submitted, as the case may be.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION

The application files will obligatorily contain the following documents:

1.

INDEX of documents;

2.

Updated Curriculum Vitae;

3.

Medical certificate attesting the appropriate health status, issued by the candidate's family doctor or by authorized health units no earlier than 6 months before the application submission, in original;

4.

Criminal record certificate, within its validity period, in original (with signature and stamp) or electronically issued (provided it is found in the electronic file as issued by the competent authority, with its electronic signature);

5.

Fiscal record certificate, within its validity period, in original (with signature and stamp) or electronically issued (provided it is found in the electronic file as issued by the competent authority, with its electronic signature);

6.

Administrative record certificate, as the case may be, within its validity period, in original (with signature and stamp) or electronically issued (provided it is found in the electronic file as issued by the competent authority, with its electronic signature);

7.

Copies:

a.

Copy of identity document;

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b.

Copy of marriage certificate or other documents, only if the name on the submitted documents (e.g., diplomas) is different from that on the identity document;

c.

Copy of the bachelor's degree or equivalent;

d.

Copies of graduation diplomas for other university cycles, as the case may be – other bachelor's programs, master's programs, doctorates, MBAs (copies of diplomas/certificates of participation in short-term training programs will not be submitted);

e.

Copies of documents attesting/proving fulfillment of the professional experience conditions provided for in art. 28 para. (1) and para. (3) of the Emergency Ordinance no., such as:

Reges/Revisal extract;

Employment record book (if applicable);

Mandate/management contracts accompanied, obligatorily, by a certificate issued by the company/autonomous régie, indicating the effective period of holding the management position (if applicable);

Individual employment contracts (if applicable) accompanied, obligatorily, by certificates issued by employers, indicating the position of administrator/general manager, deputy general manager, manager, deputy manager, executive director, economic director, or financial director of a commercial company/autonomous régie and/or certificates indicating any other position held by the candidate; the certificates will be drawn up, to the extent possible, according to the model provided in Annex no. 10 to the Emergency Ordinance no. – Administrative Code and will contain: the COR code of the position the candidate was employed in by the employment contract, the studies required for the candidate to occupy that position, and the period during which the position was held;

Certificate of registration issued by the National Trade Register Office, indicating the position of administrator/director (and not shareholder) and the period for which the candidate held that position (if applicable);

Documents showing the economic-financial results of the enterprises in which the candidate exercised the mandate of administrator or director;

Other documents validated by signature and stamp of the issuer, attesting to the candidate's direct contribution to improving the financial performance of the companies they managed/led;

Documents showing that they are authorized as a financial auditor and registered in the electronic public register by the competent authority in Romania, from another member state, from the European Economic Area, or from Switzerland, or that they have at least 3 years of statutory audit experience acquired through participation in statutory audit missions in Romania or in audit committees formed at the level of boards of directors/supervision of public interest companies/entities (if applicable);

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f. Copy of proof of registration in the public enterprise administrators' body (if applicable);

8.

A professional recommendation;

9.

Declaration of interests in accordance with the provisions of Law no. with subsequent amendments and additions (Form F5);

10.

Specific forms F1-F5 which are declarations on one's own responsibility regarding compliance with the conditions provided for in art., art. 12 para. (3), art. 30 para. (9) and art. 36 para. (7) of the Emergency Ordinance no., art. 169 of Law no. regarding insolvency prevention and insolvency procedures, and the Agreement on the processing of personal data;

Publication: The mandatory specific forms can be found on the Tutelary Public Authority's website in the Corporate Governance section, at the address and on the National Company PLAFAR S.A.'s website, in the Corporate Governance section, at the address

OTHER INFORMATION

In accordance with the provisions of art., para. 2¹ and 2² of O.U.G. no., the minority shareholder who holds, individually or jointly, at least 5% of the share capital may request the application of the cumulative voting method for the appointment of the members of the board of directors. In this regard, Fondul Proprietatea sent letter no. whereby it requested the application of the cumulative voting method and letter no. whereby it submitted a candidate proposal for the administrator position.

a. Communication with candidates

Throughout this selection process, communication with candidates will be done electronically. The shortlist and nomination proposals are confidential and will not be published; the results obtained by candidates at each stage of the selection process will be communicated to them individually in the ways described above. The long list may be published by decision of the tutelary public authority.

b. Personal data protection

This recruitment and selection process, described in detail above, will be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.

c. Additional information

Additional information can be obtained at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, at the e-mail address or at the telephone numberWorking hours: Monday-Thursday: Friday: 8:30 AM -

2:30 PM.